核心畫面

Start with the thing on your foot: a strong, tall shoe that covers the whole foot and part of the leg. From that one object the word spreads three ways — by shape (a boot-shaped storage space at the back of a car), by what a boot does (kicking, and the harsh 'kick' of being thrown out of a job), and by a newer borrowed use (starting up a computer, said to come from pulling yourself up 'by your bootstraps').

可以想成:先抓住腳上那樣東西——一隻結實、較高的鞋,包住整隻腳和一截小腿。從這一隻靴子,字義往三個方向散開:靠形狀(更多收起可以想成:先抓住腳上那樣東西——一隻結實、較高的鞋,包住整隻腳和一截小腿。從這一隻靴子,字義往三個方向散開:靠形狀(車尾那個像靴子般的置物空間),靠靴子會做的事(踢,以及「被一腳踢出工作」那種狠狠攆走),還有一個較新的借用(讓電腦啟動,據說來自「拉著自己的靴帶把自己提起來」的說法)。

原始詞典資料44 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Bootname

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    A small village in Eskdale parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY1701).

bootnoun詞源 1/buːt/

  • 1

    A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

  • 2

    hobbieslifestylesportsA heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

  • 3

    A blow with the foot; a kick.

  • 4

    businessconstructionmanufacturingA flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.

  • 5

    Oppression, an oppressor.

    • Dr. Jayakar was not only one of them but was at places the prime mover in the historic decisions taken by a nation struggling to get free of the British boot.
    • Never in its long history, and one rich with brutal inequities too, had Paris known the disgrace of seeing one section of its community prosper under the boot of an invader
  • 6

    A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.

    • The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.
  • 7

    transportA parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.

  • 8

    aeronauticsaerospaceaviationA rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.

另外 14 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    obsoleteA place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach.

    • [T]he young man helped the young lady, half-swooning, inside, and Egbert, Murial Jane and Silvander Dan climbed on to the boot which was a handsome high-seat at the back.
  • 10

    archaicA place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach.

  • 11

    automotivetransportvehiclesThe luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.

    • He heaved the bag and its contents over the lip of the boot and on to the flagstones. When it was out, no longer in that boot but on the ground, and the bag was still intact, he knew the worst was over.
    • The body is constructed of welded steel panels, with the bonnet, doors and boot lid in aluminium on steel frames.
  • 12

    informalThe act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).

    • He was useless so he got the boot.
  • 13

    slangAn unattractive person, ugly woman.

    • old boot
  • 14

    slanggovernmentlaw-enforcementmilitaryA recently arrived recruit; a rookie.

    • Did you even go to OCS, you complete and utter boot!?
  • 15

    governmentmilitarypoliticsA soldier, especially a footsoldier.

    • We do not anticipate there will be US boots on the ground to help quell the violence.
  • 16

    slurslangA black person.

    • My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even.
  • 17

    engineeringfirearmsgovernmentA hard or rigid case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun.

    • They drew in their horses and dismounted. The others riding ahead were already out of sight in the darkness. Beyond them shone the lights of Bou Saada. Tarzan removed his rifle from its boot and loosened his revolver in its holster.
  • 18

    ball-gamesbaseballgamesA bobbled ball.

  • 19

    biologybotanynatural-sciencesThe inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.

  • 20

    slangA linear amplifier used with CB radio.

    • Because of overcrowding, many a CB enthusiast (called an "apple") is strapping an illegal linear amplifier ("boots") on to his transceiver ("ears") […]
  • 21

    slanghobbieslifestylemotor-racingA tyre.

  • 22

    A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

bootverb詞源 1/buːt/

  • 1

    To kick.

    • I booted the ball toward my teammate.
    • You nearly booted me in the face!
  • 2

    To put boots on, especially for riding.

    • Coated and booted for it.
  • 3

    To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.

    • The storm is coming fast! Boot it!
    • We had to boot it all the way there to get to our flight on time.
  • 4

    informalTo eject; kick out.

    • We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible.
    • The senator was booted from the committee for unethical behavior.
  • 5

    informalcomputingengineeringmathematicsTo disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.

    • As an IRC member with operator status, Swallow was able to manage who was allowed to remain in chat sessions and who got booted off the channel.
    • Even flagrant violators of the TOS are not booted.
  • 6

    slangTo vomit.

    • Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch.
  • 7

    slangTo shoot, to kill by gunfire.

    • C4 run man through the alley Get a man down with the swammy Get a man down with the whammy Boot couple niggas on the road No face no case with the bally (booting)

bootnoun詞源 2/buːt/

  • 1

    archaicdialectalRemedy, amends.

    • Thou art boot for many a bruise / And healest many a wound.
    • next her Son, our soul's best boot
  • 2

    Profit, plunder.

  • 3

    That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense.

    • I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one.
    • If mortgaged property is transferred, the amount of the mortgage is part of the boot. If both parties to the transaction transfer mortgages to each other, the party giving up the larger debt treats the excess as taxable boot.
  • 4

    obsoleteProfit; gain; advantage; use.

    • Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot.
  • 5

    obsoleteRepair work; the act of fixing structures or buildings.

  • 6

    obsoleteA medicinal cure or remedy.

bootverb詞源 2/buːt/

  • 1

    archaicTo be beneficial, to help.

    • It boots thee not to be compaſsionate, / After our ſentence, plaining comes too late.
    • It bootes me not to threat, I must ſpeake faire, / The legate of the Pope will be obeyd: […]
  • 2

    archaicTo matter; to be relevant.

    • I will go and offer myſelf to this divorce—it boots not what becomes of me.
    • [W]hat subdued / To change like this, a mind so far imbued / With scorn of man, it little boots to know; [...]
  • 3

    archaicrareTo enrich.

    • And I will boot thee with what guift beſide / Thy modeſtie can begge.

bootnoun詞源 3/buːt/

  • 1

    archaiccomputingengineeringmathematicsThe act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

    • It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed.

bootverb詞源 3/buːt/

  • 1

    archaiccomputingengineeringmathematicsTo bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

    • When arriving at the office, the first thing I do is boot my machine.

bootnoun詞源 4/buːt/

  • 1

    archaicinformalA bootleg recording.

    • I am looking to trade Iron Maiden boots. I have many Iron Maiden bootlegs. I have lots of Metallica. I trade CDR's, tapes and videos.

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資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。